Welcome to our summer series: The great American Drive-In theater!
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Own the past.. call the future
A Facebook ad of a an old phone booth caught our eye tonight.. It’s being sold by a user in Ashland, and it’s the real deal.
….we are tempted to buy!
Continue readingMike Mulligan still has his steam shovel
Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel
This was a children’s book by Virginia Lee Burton.
It was first published in 1939, in the wake of the Great Depression, it features Mike Mulligan, a steam shovel operator, and his steam shovel Mary Anne.
Continue readingVanishing phone booths in New York City
This weekend, we received a photo of pay phones on 37th St in New York City.
For those who don’t know, we collect these images around here.. those vestiges of the past are actually quite amazing..
Well, it just so happens that only hours after receiving this image, news broke in the city that these, and all other pay phones across Gotham, will become a distant memory!
It’s over..
Continue readingGetting ready for Christmas shopping at the Schuylkill Mall with these Chick-Fil-A coupons!
Coupons from the past!
Continue readingThe last ABA before 9/11
The last ABA before 9/11.. A moment in time
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